garment

CEFRB2

/ˈɡɑːmənt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of clothing.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Ellipsis of temple garment.

Examples

  • This garment is exchangeable within three days.

  • We brought him his son's completely bloodstained garment.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɡɑːmənt] ~ [ˈɡɑːmn̩t]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The visible exterior in which a thing is invested or embodied.

  2. A single item of clothing.

  3. A single article of clothing.

More examples

In context

  • I can't find my garment bag.

  • The woman ſhall not weare that which pertaineth vnto a man, neither ſhall a man put on a womans garment: foꝛ all that doe ſo, are abomination vnto the Lord thy God.

  • This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when skin garments made the proper garb of men.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She carefully folded the silk blank before putting it in the drawer.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English garment, garement, garnement, from Old French garnement, guarnement, from Old French garnir, guarnir (“to protect, fortify, clothe, garnish, adorn”), from Frankish *warnijan (“to ward off, refuse, deny”). More at English garnish.